LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2816, 6 July 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerstou North, report having a, very fair entry of sheep and a small yarding of cattle at their Marton sale on Monday. Black' face lambs, 17s. tid.; mixed, lambs (me» dium), 20s. Id.; empty ewes, to 21s. 9d.; >,fat ewes, 255. lid. to 265. *4d.; wethers, to 305.; 300 owes, in lamb to Southdown rams,' * 345. 3d.: 250 gwcjl in lainb to Southdown rams, >345. 4d.; • hfteen-months heifers, £3 16s.

ADDINGTON JIAKKETS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, July 5. .There were large, entries of' tat'cattle and lat sheep, but smaller yaraings of tat lambs and sLoro ehocp. l*'at cattle sold at rather armer .ral.es, and tat lambs showed no change; Tne lat tslieop market showed a further advance 111 prime sheep. Store cattle were dull of sale, but dairy cows were in keen ileinand. l'igs. Except baconcrs, sold freely. Storo Shoap.—.tloggets,. mixed sexes, lis. 3d. to 19s. 9d.; ewe noggets,.Ms. to 225. 4d.; wether hoggets, 15s. to 21s. 4iJ.; two, four, six; and eight-tooth ewes, Ms. 3a.; six and eight-tooth ewes, 21s. 9d„ 245.; toundmoutli ewes, 19s. 6d.; sound and failing.mouth ewes, lVs. id. to 225.. Z<l.; failingmoutli ewes, Ms.' to l'/s.. 3d.; aged ewes, 13s. 3d.; merino owes. 121s. Id. to 13s. 9d.; two-tooth wethers, 235.; four-tooth • wethers, Ms. to 2fs. id.; merino wethers, 16s. 9d. to 18s. 10d. Fat Ijambs.—l6C3 penned. Prime, 245. 6d. to 2Ss.; medium,. Sis. to'24s;; lighter, 18s. to 20s. 6d. '* ■ Fat Sheep—Prime wethers. 28s. 6d. to 365.; others, 225. 6d. to 285.; merino wethers, 18s. lCd. to 295. 6d.; extra prime ewes, 405.; prime ewes,■ 275. to 325. 3d.; medium ewes, 235. 6d. to Us. 6d.; others, 16s. 7d. to 235.; merino owes, 16s. 3d. Pat Cattle—Extra prime steers, to £20 10s.; ordinary steers. £8 ss. to £13; extra prime heifers, to £16 17a, 6d.; ordinary heifers, £7 2s. 6d. to £11; extra prime cows, to £15 2s. 6d. ; ordinary cows, £6 15s. to £10 10s. Store Cattle—Fifteen to eightoen-months, £3 25.; two-year steers. £4 155.; two-year heifers. £4 3s. to £4 7s. 6t1.; two and a half-year steers, '£7 55.; three-year steers. •£9 to £10 55.; tliree-yc«ir heifers, £6 55.; dry cows, £2 10s. to £7 2s. 6d.; dairy cows, £4 ss. to £19 ss. Pigs.—Chappers, 60s. to 1205.; extra heavy baconcrs; to 110s.; heavy- baconers, 745. to 88s.; light baconers, 60s. to 70s. (price per lb., 6.1(1. to' 6Jd.); heavy porkers, 525. to *64 s.; light porkers, 445. to 50s. (price per lb., 7id. to 7£d.); stores, medium, 325. to 395.; smaller, 225. to 285.; wcauers, lis. to 20s, BUKNSIDE MARKET. Dunedin, July 5. . At Eurhside market ouo fat cattle went penned, including several pens of-prima heavy bullocks. Prices opened 10s. to 15s. below last week's, but gradually hardened to la to rates. Best bullocks, £17 10s. to £20; extra prime heavy, £25;, medium, £14 to £16 IDs.; best eows and heifers,' £15 10s. to £17; extra prime, £19; others, £9 to £13. . . Fat Sheep.—27l)l), penned. The majority were medium and liglit-weight. Well-fin-ished sheep were firm, but ewes were a shade easier. Graziers were bidding keenly f.or forward wethersl Best-wethers, 325. to o/s.; extra heavy, 425. 6d.;' medium to good, 2'7s. 6d. to ole. fid.; light and unfinished, 235. 6(1. to 265. 6d.; best ewes, 26a. to 305.; extra, 38s. 3d.; medium to Kood, 21s. 6(1. 10-ZSs.; aged and inferior, 10s. to 15s. Lambs.—llCo penned. There was a keen demand, and- prices -.7ere firm. Best, 245. to 2Ss.; extra, 355.; medium, 19s. 6(1. to 225. 6. Pigs. There was a large yarding of fats. Prices were slightly easier. Best baconers, 905.; extra heavy, 1135.; medium to good, 755.; best porkers, 605.; medium, 40s. There was a. small .yarding of stores. Slips brought- up to 355.; suckers, 20s.